The Interdisciplinary Studies Program

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Interdisciplinary Studies in Curriculum and Instruction (IDS) of the National College of Education at National-Louis University Approximately 20 months to completeThree terms, nine courses (26 credits), plus an additional six credits of electivesMaster in Education Degree (M.Ed.) Curricular Strands Curriculum and InstructionFoundationsHuman Growth and DevelopmentResearch IDS Program Outcomes Striving to be critically reflective about one's teaching and professionIdentifying social, economic, and political issues in teaching, learning, and schoolingEngaging in action research on personally and professionally relevant topics that will contribute to teaching, learning, and schoolingHelping build a community of learners that engage in meaningful conversation about critical issues of education and teaching practiceReflecting critically on teaching and learning within the context of one's own life history and teaching careerEngaging with complexities 2 + 1 Model For every two hours of instructor contact time, one hour of time linking the classroom to the workplace is expected from each student in the program. Resource Instruction Research Round Table (spring and fall)Events outside the program (field trips, workshops, speeches, school board meetings, plays, musical performances, museum visits) Evaluation and Assessment Jointly agreed on criteria for letter grades (attendance, participation in the group, journals, projects, research project, independent study projects)A portfolio or archival collection of individual work (journals, autobiographies, independent study projects, research projects, material from classroom applications, etc.)